Strike Them a Blow

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For sixteen days the armies had grappled a grueling horror show of nonstop battle, march, and maneuver that stretched through May of 1864 Federal commander Ulysses S Grant had resolved to destroy his Confederate adversaries through attrition if by no other means He would just keep at them until he used them up.Meanwhile, Grant s Confederate counterpart, Robert E Lee, looked for an opportunity to regain the offensive initiative We must strike them a blow, he told his lieutenants.The toll on both armies was staggering.But Grant s war of attrition began to take its toll in a insidious way Both army commanders operating on the dark edge of exhaustion, fighting off illness, pressure cooked by stress began to feel the effects of that continuous, merciless grind in very personal ways Punch drunk tired, they began to second guess themselves, began missing opportunities, began making mistakes.As a result, along the banks of the North Anna River, commanders on both sides brought their armies to the brink of destruction without even knowing it.Picking up the story started in the Emerging Civil War Series book A Season of Slaughter The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, historian Chris Mackowski follows the road south to the North Anna River Strike Them a Blow Battle Along the North Anna River offers a concise, engaging account of the mistakes and missed opportunities of the third and least understood phase of the Overland Campaign.REVIEWS A fascinating account of just one battle during the American Civil War Books Monthly New Download Books Strike Them a Blow Author Chris Mackowski – kino-fada.fr The Emerging Civil War Series has been a pleasure to read since its inception and now, Chris Mackowski gives us the new installment Strike Them a Blow about the Battle along the North Anna River While this book it not titled as a sequel, Strike Them a Blow follows the action of A Season of Slaughter which was about the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse The period of May in 1864 for the armies in the eastern theater of the war was grueling and this book adds to the toll which both armies of Lee The Emerging Civil War Series has been a pleasure to read since its inception and now, Chris Mackowski gives us the new installment Strike Them a Blow about the Battle along the North Anna River While this book it not titled as a sequel, Strike Them a Blow follows the action of A Season of Slaughter which was about the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse The period of May in 1864 for the armies in the eastern theater of the war was grueling and this book adds to the toll which both armies of Lee and Grant took during that infamous month Chris Mackowski is the co founder and editor in chief of Emerging Civil War He is also the historian in reference at Stevenson Ridge which is part of the Spotsylvania battlefield On top of all his work with the Emerging Civil War, he is a professor of journalism and mass communication at Saint Bonaventure University in western New York Some of his other works in the Emerging Civil War Series are That Furious Struggle, Simply Murder, and The ...I love the Emerging Civil War Series because each book gives a great overview of their subject In this case, the action around the North Anna river on May 21 25, 1864 not often the subject of scholarly work Mackowski leads readers through the set up for the main encounter a the famous inverted V position at the North Anna River He discusses the successes and failures of both armies along the way, emphasizing key action But best of all, he shows us these places in historic photos and views I love the Emerging Civil War Series because each book gives a great overview of their subject In this case, the action around the North Anna river on May 21 25, 1864 not often the subject of scholarly work Mackowski leads readers through the set up for the main encounter a the famous inverted V position at the North Anna River He discusses the successes and failures of both armies along the way, emphasizing key action But best of all, he shows us these places in historic photos and views from today along with Maps The Appendix also includes discussion of others action of the time I was thrilled to see the Battle of Wilson s Wharf which I ve never seen in any other book other than the ORs PS, Mr Mackowski, if you need photos of the location for a future edition, please let me know There was also a story about how the North Anna Battlefield came to be preserved and the possibilities for future preservation.Overall, I recommend this to people who want a taste of the battle without the intimate...This book focuses on one of the lesser known battles during Grant s campaign in 1864 The horrors of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House battles had bloodied both the Union and Confederate forces After the Spotsylvania battle, Grant began a move around Lee s forces Momentarily, Lee was baffled by Grant s movement.Grant wished a stand up battle and used Winfield Scott Hancock s II Corps as bait for a trap Well, it did not work Finally, Lee understood that Grant had stolen a march on h This book focuses on one of the lesser known battles during Grant s campaign in 1864 The horrors of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House battles had bloodied both the Union and Confederate forces After the Spotsylvania battle, Grant began a move around ...

Strike Them a Blow
  • English
  • 24 November 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 192 pages
  • Chris Mackowski
  • Strike Them a Blow